Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Iran
Iran: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.39 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Iran, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.39 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Iran peaked at 2.76 million animals in 2007 and was at its lowest, 820,259 animals, in 2019.
That places Iran 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 890,000 animals | 830,000 animals | 980,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 million animals | 1.09 million animals | 1.80 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 million animals | 1.83 million animals | 2.02 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 million animals | 1.97 million animals | 2.59 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.20 million animals | 1.43 million animals | 2.76 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million animals | 820,259 animals | 1.38 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million animals | 1.17 million animals | 1.61 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.66 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Iran?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Iran was 1.39 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 million animals in 2007.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 820,259 animals in 2019.
- How does Iran rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Iran ranks 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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